Making Masks for Health Care Workers

We are truly grateful that members of the community are interested in helping health care workers stay safe. Thank you!

National Jewish Health recommends the use of masks for health care workers interacting with COVID-19 patients. Due to the current mask shortage, we may choose to give homemade masks to those with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 to lower the risk that they will spread the disease to others; to people who are not infected but want to reduce the risk of contracting the disease; or to people who have no symptoms but they may be infected and spreading germs.

We have evaluated several prototypes for fit and tested the following guidelines for handmade masks.